Mercury Records Discography: 1960

1960 (15th anniversary)

Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston (vocals) and others

Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN, January 27, 1960

18993	Pretend	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
18994	Danny Boy	Mercury MG 20592
18995	Dream	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
18996	I'm Starting To Go Steady With The Blues	Mercury 71651x45

* Mercury MG 20592, SR 60250 Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Wing MGW 12246-W, SRW 16246-W Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Mercury 71651x45 Johnny Preston - I'm Starting To Go Steady With The Blues b/w Feel So Fine, Feel So Good

Patti Page

unknown (harp) unknown (drums) unknown (percussion) Patti Page (vocals) Malcolm Dodds (arranger, conductor) unidentified large mixed choir

Fine Recording, NYC, January 28, 1960

19720	My Lord What A Mornin'	Mercury MG 20573
19721	Little David	-
19722	Great Getting Up Mornin'	-

* Mercury MG 20573, SR 60233 Patti Page - Just A Closer Walk With Thee

Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston (vocals) and others

Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN, January 28, 1960

19040	What Am I Living For	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
19041	Earth Angel	-

* Mercury MG 20592, SR 60250 Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Wing MGW 12246-W, SRW 16246-W Johnny Preston - Running Bear

Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston (vocals) and others: same personnel

Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN, early 1960

18980	Hearts Of Stone	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
18981	Feel So Fine, Feel So Good	Mercury 71651x45, MG 20609
18982	The Twist	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
18985	You'll Never Walk Alone	Mercury MG 20592
19394	Guardian Angel	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W

* Mercury MG 20592, SR 60250 Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Wing MGW 12246-W, SRW 16246-W Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Mercury MG 20609, SR 60609 Johnny Preston - Come Rock With Me
* Mercury 71651x45 Johnny Preston - I'm Starting To Go Steady With The Blues b/w Feel So Fine, Feel So Good

Dinah Washington With Nat Goodman Orchestra

Joe Zawinul (piano) Dinah Washington (vocals) Belford Hendricks (arranger) Nat Goodman (conductor) unidentified orchestra

NYC, February 16, 1960

19771	Fool That I Am	rejected
19772	There Goes My Heart	Mercury MG 20588
19773	Daybreak	Mercury MG 20604
19774	Love Walked In	Mercury MG 20588, MG 203C
19775	I Concentrate On You	rejected
19776	I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good	Mercury MG 20604
19777	Lord, You Made Us Human	-
19778	Good Morning, Heartache	-

* Mercury MG 20588, SR 60244 Dinah Washington/Brook Benton - The Two Of Us
* Mercury MG 20604, SR 60604 Dinah Washington - I Concentrate On You
* Mercury MG 203C Dinah Washington - Six Unabridged Selections

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Benny Bailey, Lennie Johnson, Floyd Standifer, Clark Terry (trumpet) Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston, Ake Persson (trombone) Julius Watkins (French horn) Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone) Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone) Patti Bown (piano) Les Spann (guitar, flute) Buddy Catlett (bass) Joe Harris (drums) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)

Barclay Studios, Paris, France, February 27, 1960

5326 \| 20042-2 \| PB3458	Love Is Here To Stay	Mercury 71165x45, MG 20612
5327 \| 20043-2 \| PB3459	Moonglow	-

* Mercury MG 20612, SR 60612 Quincy Jones - I Dig Dancers
= Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
* Mercury 71165x45 Quincy Jones - Love Is Here To Stay b/w Moonglow

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Barclay Studios, Paris, France, February 29, 1960

5329 \| 20044 \| PB3460	Chinese Checkers	Mercury MG 20612
5330 \| 20045 \| PB3461	Pleasingly Plump (first version)	Mercury (J) 195J 30
5331 \| 20121	Blues From "Free And Easy"	Mercury (J) 25PJ 58/61
5332 \| 20120	Close Your Eyes	-

* Mercury MG 20612, SR 60612 Quincy Jones - I Dig Dancers
= Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
* Mercury (J) 195J 30 Quincy Jones - The Birth Of A Band!, Vol. 2
= Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
* Mercury (J) 25PJ 58/61 Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album

Max Roach Quintet

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Julian Priester (trombone) Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone) Bob Boswell (bass) Max Roach (drums)

Barclay Studios, Paris, France, March 1, 1960

19900	Petit Dejeuner	Mercury MG 20594; Mosaic MD7-201
19901	Un Nouveau Complet	-
19902	Parisian Sketches: The Tower / The Champs / The Caves / The Left Bank / The Arch	-

* Mercury MG 20594, SR 60253 Max Roach - Parisian Sketches (not released)
= Mercury MG 20760, SR 60760 Max Roach - Parisian Sketches
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions

Max Roach Quintet

Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) Julian Priester (trombone) Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone) Bob Boswell (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel

Barclay Studios, Paris, France, March 2, 1960

19898	Nica	Mercury MG 20594; Mosaic MD7-201
19899	Liberte	-

Johnny Preston

Johnny Preston (vocals) and others

Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN, March 14 & 15, 1960

19745	Cradle Of Love	Mercury 71598x45, EP 1-3397, MG 20609, MG 20687
19746	Chief Heartbreak	Mercury MG 20592; Wing MGW 12246-W
19747	Madre De Dios	-
19748	City Of Tears	Mercury 71598x45, EP 1-3397

* Mercury MG 20609, SR 60609 Johnny Preston - Come Rock With Me
* Mercury MG 20687, SR 60687 Various Artists - DeeJay's Choice
* Mercury MG 20592, SR 60250 Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Wing MGW 12246-W, SRW 16246-W Johnny Preston - Running Bear
* Mercury EP 1-3397 Johnny Preston
* Mercury 71598x45 Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love b/w City Of Tears

Eddie Heywood

Eddie Heywood (piano) Albert Lucas (bass) Bobby Donaldson, David "Panama" Francis (drums)

Fine Recording, NYC, March, 1960?

19833	The Song Is You	Mercury MG 20590
19834	Jalousie	Mercury 71685x45, MG 20590
19835	The Moon Was Yellow	Mercury MG 20590
19836	The Continental	-
19837	Everything's Coming Up Roses	-
19838	Small World	-
19839	April In Paris	Mercury MG 20590, MG 20795
19840	Lullaby Of Birdland	Mercury MG 20590
19841	Diane	-
19842	Where Or When	-
19843	You Can Depend On Me	-
19844	Cheek To Cheek	Mercury 71685x45, MG 20590, MG 20813

* Mercury MG 20590, SR 60248 Eddie Heywood At The Piano
* Mercury MG 20795, SR 60795 Various Artists - Spring Is Here
* Mercury MG 20813, SR 60813 Various Artists - Irving Berlin Songs
* Mercury 71685x45 Eddie Heywood - Jalousie b/w Cheek To Cheek

Buddy Rich Septet

Irving "Marky" Markowitz (trumpet) Willie Dennis (trombone) Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone) Mike Mainieri (vibraphone) Dave McKenna (piano) Earl May (bass) Buddy Rich (drums) Ernie Wilkins (arranger)

Fine Recording, NYC, April 7 & 8, 1960

19886	Bloody Mary	Mercury MG 20595
19887	That's Rich Man	Wing SRW 16407
19888	Astronaut	Wing SRW 16407; EmArcy EMS 2-402
19889	Straight, No Chaser	Mercury MG 20595
19890	Night In Tunisia	-
19891	Miss Bessie's Cookin'	-
19892	Pent-Up House	Mercury unissued
19893	Big Leg Mary	Mercury MG 20595
19894	A Swingin' Serenade	-
19895	Brainwashed	-

* Mercury MG 20595, SR 60254 Buddy Rich - The Driver (not released)
= EmArcy MGE 26006, SRE 66006 Buddy Rich - The Driver
* Wing SRW 16407 Buddy Rich - The Rich Rebellion
* EmArcy EMS 2-402 Buddy Rich - Both Sides

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Barclay Studios, Paris, France, April 21, 1960

5538 \| 20046-2 \| PB3462	A Parisian Thoroughfare	Mercury (J) 195J 30
5537 \| 20047 \| PB3463	A Sunday Kind Of Love	Mercury MG 20612
5539 \| 20048 \| PB3464	The Midnight Sun Will Never Set	Mercury MG 20612, SRM 2-623
5328 \| 20049 \| PB3465	Trouble On My Mind	Mercury MG 20612

* Mercury (J) 195J 30 Quincy Jones - The Birth Of A Band!, Vol. 2
= Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
* Mercury MG 20612, SR 60612 Quincy Jones - I Dig Dancers
= Mosaic MD5-237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions
* Mercury SRM 2-623 Quincy Jones - Ndeda

Bob Brookmeyer Septet

Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone) Hank Jones (piano) Ed Jones (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)

NYC, May 9, 1960

19911	Air Conditioned	Mercury MG 20600
19912	This Can't Be Love	-
19913	Exactly Like You	-
19914	The Things I Love	-
19915	Only When You're Near	-
19916	Billy's Bounce	rejected

* Mercury MG 20600, SR 60600 Bob Brookmeyer - Jazz Is A Kick

Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra

Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Vern Friley, Herbie Harper, Joe Howard, Bob Pring, Frank Rosolino (trombone) Russell Brown, Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone) Russ Freeman, John Williams (piano) Red Mitchell (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Pete Rugolo (arranger, conductor)

Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, May 10, 1960

20027	Love Is Just Around The Corner	Mercury PPS 2001; Wing SRW 16390
20028	Angel Eyes	-
20029	Intermission Riff	-
20030	Moonglow / Theme From Picnic	-
20031	Like Love	-
20032	Basin Street East	Mercury PPS 2001

* Mercury PPS 2001, PPS 6001 Pete Rugolo - 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos
* Wing SRW 16390 Pete Rugolo - 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos

Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra

Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Vern Friley, Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Bob Pring, Frank Rosolino (trombone) George Roberts, Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone) Russ Freeman, Claude Williamson (piano) Red Mitchell (bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Pete Rugolo (arranger, conductor): Dick Nash, Dick Noel (trombone) George Roberts (bass trombone) Claude Williamson (piano) replaces Harper, Howard, Brown, Williams

Studio A, United Recording Corp., Hollywood, CA, May 12, 1960

20033	Love Is Here To Stay	Mercury PPS 2001; Wing SRW 16390
20034	Willow Weep For Me	-
20035	Let There Be Love	-
20036	Marie	-
20037	It's A Most Unusual Day	-
20038	Ten Trombones Like	Mercury PPS 2001

* Mercury PPS 2001, PPS 6001 Pete Rugolo - 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos
* Wing SRW 16390 Pete Rugolo - 10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos

Bob Brookmeyer Quintet

Curtis Fuller (trombone) Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Paul Motian (drums)

NYC, May 16, 1960

19917	Green Stamps	Mercury MG 20600
19918	You're My Everything	-
19919	Cooperation	-
19920	If I'm Lucky	unissued

* Mercury MG 20600, SR 60600 Bob Brookmeyer - Jazz Is A Kick

Sol Yaged And Coleman Hawkins

Sol Yaged (clarinet) Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Harry Sheppard (vibraphone) Claude Hopkins (piano) Roy Francis (bass) Paul Guzman (drums)

"Metropole Cafe", NYC, May 19, 1960

20013 PB3421	Riffin' At The Metropole	Philips (US) PHM 200-022
20014 PB3422	When The Saints Go Marching In	unissued
20015 PB3423	Wolverine Blues	Philips (US) PHM 200-022

Pee Wee Erwin (trumpet) Benny Morton (trombone) Sol Yaged (clarinet) Nat Pierce (piano) Arvell Shaw (bass) Bert Dahlander (drums)

20087 PB3424	Someday Sweetheart	Philips (US) PHM 200-022
20088 PB3425	That's A Plenty	-
20089 PB3426	The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise	unissued
20090 PB3427	Blue Metropole, Pt. 1	-
20105 PB3501	Blue Metropole, Pt. 2	-

Sol Yaged (clarinet) Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone) Harry Sheppard (vibraphone) Claude Hopkins (piano) Roy Francis (bass) Paul Guzman (drums)

20106 PB3444	I Would Do Anything For You	Philips (US) PHM 200-022
20107 PB3445	Ow!	unissued
20108 PB3446	I Can't Get Started With You	Philips (US) PHM 200-022
20109 PB3447	Swiss Movement	-

* Philips (US) PHM 200-022, (US) PHS 600-022 Sol Yaged - Jazz At The Metropole

Charles Mingus - Gunther Schuller Orchestra

Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams (trumpet) Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Don Butterfield (tuba) Robert DiDomenica (flute) Harry Shulman (oboe) John LaPorta (alto saxophone, clarinet) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) Bill Barron, Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone) Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Charles McCracken (cello) Roland Hanna (piano) Charles Mingus (bass, arranger) Dannie Richmond (drums) Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott (percussion) Gunther Schuller (conductor)

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 24, 1960

20093	Half-Mast Inhibition	Mercury MG 20627
20094	Mingus Fingus, No. 2	-
20095	Bemoanable Lady	-
20096	Yusef Isef Too	unissued

* Mercury MG 20627, SR 60627, (J) PHCE 6006 Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird
= Limelight LM 82015, LS 86015 Charles Mingus - Mingus Revisited

Charles Mingus Nonet

Ted Curson (trumpet) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute) Booker Ervin, Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone) Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute) Paul Bley (piano -1,3,5) Roland Hanna (piano -2,4) Charles Mingus (bass) Dannie Richmond (drums) Lorraine Cousins (vocals -1,3)

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 25, 1960

1. 20100	Weird Nightmare	Mercury MG 20627
2. 20101	Prayer For Passive Resistance	-
3. 20102	Eclipse	-
4. 20103	Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart	-
5. 20104	Take The "A" Train / Exactly Like You	-

* Mercury MG 20627, SR 60627, (J) PHCE 6006 Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird
= Limelight LM 82015, LS 86015 Charles Mingus - Mingus Revisited

Al Cohn - Zoot Sims Quintet

Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone -1/6,8/10, clarinet -7) Mose Allison (piano) Major Holley (bass) Osie Johnson (drums)

Fine Recording, NYC, June 1 & 3, 1960

1. 20110	The Note	Mercury MG 20606
2. 20111	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	-
3. 20112	A Pair Of Deuces	unissued
4. 20113	You 'N Me	Mercury MG 20606
5. 20114	On The Alamo	-
6. 20115	The Opener	-
7. 20116	Angel Eyes	-
8. 20117	Awful Lonely	-
9. 20118	Love For Sale	-
10. 20119	Improvisation For Unaccompanied Saxophones	-

* Mercury MG 20606, SR 60606; Universal (J) UCCM 9121 Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - You 'N Me

Charlie Shavers Quartet

Charlie Shavers (trumpet) Ray Bryant (piano) Aaron Bell (bass) Roy Burns (drums)

NYC, July, 1960

19395	All Of Me	Mercury MG 20562
19396	Taboo	-
19397	Loch Lomond	-
19398	I Want A Little Girl	-
19399	What Is This Thing Called Love	-
19400	You've Changed	-
19401	All Of You	-
19402	It's All Right With Me	-
19403	On The Alamo	-
19404	Undecided	-
19405	Makin' Whoopee	-
19406	Russian Lullaby	-

* Mercury MG 20562, SR 60222 Charlie Shavers - Here Comes Charlie (not released)
= Everest LPBR 5108, SDBR 1108 Charlie Shavers - Here Comes Charlie

Dinah Washington With Fred Norman Orchestra

Dinah Washington (vocals) Belford Hendricks (arranger) Fred Norman (conductor) unidentified orchestra

NYC, October 5-7, 1960

20525	We Have Love	Mercury 71744, (J) 18PJ 10219/22
20526	You've Got Me Crying Again	Mercury MG 20614
20527	The Sun Forgot To Shine This Morning	-
20528	Early Every Morning	Mercury 71778, (J) 18PJ 10219/22
20529	Hurt	Mercury MG 20614, MG 203C
20530	Out Of Sight Out Of Mind	Mercury MG 20614
20531	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying	-
20532	Harbor Lights	Mercury MG 20614, MG 20769; MG 20788
20533	Stardust	Mercury MG 20614
20534	You Taught Me	-
20535	I'll Never Kiss You Goodbye	Mercury MG 20638
20536	It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream	Mercury MG 20614
20537	I Wish I Didn't Love You So	-

* Mercury (J) 18PJ 10219/22 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 6: 1958-1960
* Mercury MG 20614, SR 60614 Dinah Washington - For Lonely Lovers
* Mercury MG 20769, SR 60769 Dinah Washington - This Is My Story, Vol. 2
= Mercury MGP 2-103 Dinah Washington - This Is My Story
* Mercury MG 20638, SR 60638 Dinah Washington - September In The Rain
* Mercury MG 203C Dinah Washington - Six Unabridged Selections
* Mercury 71744 Dinah Washington - We Have Love b/w Looking Back
* Mercury 71778 Dinah Washington - Early Every Morning b/w Do You Want It That Way
* MG 20788 Dinah Washington With Fred Norman Orchestra (no details)

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Jerry Kail, Clyde Reasinger (trumpet) Wayne Andre, Curtis Fuller, Quentin Jackson, Melba Liston (trombone) Joe Lopes, Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone) Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone) Patti Bown (piano) Les Spann (guitar, flute) Buddy Catlett (bass) Stu Martin (drums) Billy Byers (arranger -1,2) Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, October 19, 1960

1. 20571-8 \| PB3766	G'wan Train (long version)	Mercury (J) 195J 30
2. 20570-10 \| PB3766	G'wan Train (short version)	Mercury 71737, MG 20612
3. 20572-3 \| PB3767	You Turned The Tables On Me	Mercury MG 20612
4. 20573-6 \| PB3768	Tone Poem	-
5. 20578-2 \| PB3773	Pleasingly Plump	Mercury 71737, MG 20612

Tom And Jerry

Boots Randolph (saxophones) Floyd Crammer (piano) Harold Bradley, Hank Garland, Kelso Herston, Jerry Kennedy, Tom Tomlinson (guitar) Bobby Moore (bass) Buddy Harmon (drums)

October, 1960

	The Third Man Theme	Mercury MG 20626
	Rebel-Rouser	-
	Sugarfoot Rag	-
	Honky-Tonk	-
	Sentimental Journey	-
	Caravan	-
	Golden Wildwood Flower	-
	Guitar Boogie	-
	Walk, Don't Run	-
	Raunchy	-
	Rumble	-
	South	-

* Mercury MG 20626, SR 60626 Tom And Jerry - Guitar's Greatest Hits

Gigi Gryce Orch-tette

Richard Williams (trumpet) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone) Eddie Costa (vibraphone) Richard Wyands (piano) Reginald Workman (bass) Bob Thomas (drums)

NYC, November 7, 1960

20627	A Night In Tunisia	Mercury MG 20628
20628	In A Strange Mood	unissued
20629	A Premonition Of You	-

* Mercury MG 20628, SR 60628 Gigi Gryce Orch-tette - Reminiscin'

Gigi Gryce Orch-tette

Richard Williams (trumpet) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone) Richard Wyands (piano) Julian Euell (bass) Walter Perkins (drums)

NYC, November 9, 1960

20630	Dearly Beloved	Mercury MG 20628
20631	Blue Light	-
20632	Gee Blues Gee	-

* Mercury MG 20628, SR 60628 Gigi Gryce Orch-tette - Reminiscin'

Gigi Gryce Orch-tette

Richard Williams (trumpet) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone) Eddie Costa (vibraphone) Richard Wyands (piano) George Duvivier (bass) Bob Thomas (drums)

NYC, November 10, 1960

20633	Caravan	Mercury MG 20628
20634	Yesterdays	-
20635	Take The "A" Train	-
20636	Reminiscing	-

* Mercury MG 20628, SR 60628 Gigi Gryce Orch-tette - Reminiscin'

Dinah Washington With Nat Goodman Orchestra

Dinah Washington (vocals) Belford Hendricks (arranger) Nat Goodman (conductor) unidentified orchestra

NYC, November 12, 1960

20639	I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You	Mercury MG 20614
20640	Cold Cold Heart	Mercury MG 20769, MG 20789
20641	I'll Come Back For More	Mercury MG 20638
20642	Do You Want It That Way	Mercury 71778, (J) 18PJ 10219/22
20643	September In The Rain	Mercury MG 20638, MG 203C, MG 20769, MG 20788
20644	Tell Love Hello	Mercury MG 20638
20645	Don't Go To Strangers	Mercury MG 20614

* Mercury MG 20614, SR 60614 Dinah Washington - For Lonely Lovers
* Mercury MG 20769, SR 60769 Dinah Washington - This Is My Story, Vol. 2
= Mercury MGP 2-103 Dinah Washington - This Is My Story
* Mercury MG 20789, SR 60789 Dinah Washington - Golden Hits, Vol. 2
* Mercury MG 20638, SR 60638 Dinah Washington - September In The Rain
* Mercury (J) 18PJ 10219/22 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 6: 1958-1960
* Mercury MG 20788, SR 60788 Dinah Washington - Golden Hits, Vol. 1
* Mercury MG 203C Dinah Washington - Six Unabridged Selections
* Mercury 71778 Dinah Washington - Early Every Morning b/w Do You Want It That Way

Dinah Washington With Belford Hendricks Orchestra

Joe Zawinul (piano) Dinah Washington (vocals) Brook Benton (vocals -4,5) Belford Hendricks (arranger, conductor) unidentified orchestra

NYC, 1960

1. 19852	While We're Young	Mercury MG 20604
2. 19853	Looking Back	Mercury 71744, (J) 18PJ 10219/22
3. 19854	Again	Mercury MG 20588
4. 19856	A Rockin' Good Way	Mercury 71629x45, MG 20588
5. 19857	I Believe	-

* Mercury MG 20604, SR 60604 Dinah Washington - I Concentrate On You
* Mercury (J) 18PJ 10219/22 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 6: 1958-1960
* Mercury MG 20588, SR 60244 Dinah Washington/Brook Benton - The Two Of Us
* Mercury 71744 Dinah Washington - We Have Love b/w Looking Back
* Mercury 71629x45 Dinah Washington/Brook Benton - A Rockin' Good Way b/w I Believe

Dinah Washington With Fred Norman Orchestra

Dinah Washington (vocals) Belford Hendricks (arranger -3/8) Fred Norman (arranger, conductor -1,2, conductor -3/8) unidentified orchestra

NYC, 1960

1. 19850	I'm In Heaven Tonight	Mercury 71696x45, (J) 18PJ 10219/22
2. 19851	Show Me The Way	Mercury MG 20604
3. 20179	Misery	-
4. 20180	We Have Love	rejected
5. 20181	Early Every Morning	-
6. 20182	I Concentrate On You	Mercury MG 20604
7. 20183	Fool That I Am	-
8. 20184	Forgotton	-

* Mercury (J) 18PJ 10219/22 The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury, Vol. 6: 1958-1960
* Mercury MG 20604, SR 60604 Dinah Washington - I Concentrate On You
* Mercury 71696x45 Dinah Washington - I'm In Heaven Tonight b/w ???

Lou Stein

George Berg (tenor saxophone) Bobby Rosengarden (xylophone) Lou Stein (piano) unknown (bass) unknown (drums)

NYC, 1960

19593 \| PB2935	Honey	Mercury MG 20271
19594 \| PB2936	Stars Fell On Alabama	-
19595 \| PB2937	Saint Louis Blues	-
19596 \| PB2938	Lazy River	-
19597 \| PB2939	Who's Sorry Now	-
19598 \| PB2940	I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)	-
19599 \| PB2941	The Sheik Of Araby	-
19600 \| PB2942	I'll Get By	-
19601 \| PB2943	Twelfth Street Rag	-
19602 \| PB2944	Ain't Misbehavin'	-
19603 \| PB2945	Doodle-Doo-Doo	-
19604 \| PB2946	Shine	-

* Mercury MG 20271, SR 60022 Lou Stein - Saloon Favorites

Barney Richards And His Rebels

Sid Commings (trumpet) Harry "Slip" Lepp (trombone) Charley Spero (clarinet) Tom Martin (tenor saxophone) Barney Richards (piano) Phil Agnew (bass) Bob Cousins (drums)

Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, 1960

19073	You Took Advantage Of Me	Mercury MG 20508
19074	'S Wonderful	-
19075	Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home	-
19076	I Found A Million Dollar Baby	-
19077	Oh, Lady Be Good	-
19078	Mournin' Blues	-

* Mercury MG 20508, SR 60185 Barney Richards And His Rebels - Dixie In Hi Society

Red Prysock

Red Prysock (tenor saxophone) and others

1960

20552	Twistin' And Bendin'	Mercury 71735
20553	More Handclappin'	-

* Mercury 71735 Red Prysock - Twistin' And Bendin' b/w More Handclappin'

The Modernaires

Hal Dickinson, Chuck Kelly, Paula Kelly (vocals) Vernon Polk (vocals, guitar -1, vocals -2/4) Alan Copland (vocals, arranger) Manny Albam (arranger -3) Ralph Sharon (arranger -4) unidentified horns, reeds and rhythm

NYC, 1960?

1. 18989	Like Young	Mercury MG 20546
2. 18990	Don't Dream Of Anybody But Me	-
3. 18991	Now And Then	-
4. 18992	The Rockin' Ghost	-

* Mercury MG 20546, SR 60220; Wing MGW 12231, SRW 16231 The Modernaires - Like Swung

Frank D'Rone

Frank D'Rone (vocals) Billy May (arranger, conductor) unidentified orchestra

probably Hollywood, CA, 1960?

	After The Ball	Mercury MG 20586
	Oh! Look At Me Now!	-
	My Melancholy Baby	-
	You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To	-
	Now I Know	-
	Let Me Love You	-
	Will You Still Be Mine	-
	Warm All Over (Excerpt From Act 11, Scene 3 Of "The Most Happy Fella")	-
	It's You Or No One	-
	Two Sleepy People	-
	We'll Be Together Again	-
	Why Can't This Night Go On Forever	-

* Mercury MG 20586, SR 60246 Frank D'Rone With Billy May And His Orchestra - After The Ball

Brook Benton

Brook Benton (vocals) unidentified orchestra

probably maybe 1960

	Moonlight In Vermont	Mercury MG 20602
	It's Been A Long Long Time	-
	Lover Come Back To Me	-
	If You Are But A Dream	-
	Why Try To Change Me	-
	September Song	-
	Oh! What It Seemed To Be	-
	Baby, Won't You Please Come Home	-
	They Can't Take That Away From Me	-
	I'll Be Around	-
	I Don't Know Enough About You	-

* Mercury MG 20602, SR 60602 Brook Benton - Songs I Love To Sing

Max Roach and others

Max Roach (drums) and others

probably 1960

20050

Still Life

Mercury unissued

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